half-breed

[ haf-breed, hahf- ]
/ ˈhæfˌbrid, ˈhɑf- /
Disparaging and Offensive.

noun

a contemptuous term used to refer to the offspring of parents of different racial origin, especially the offspring of an American Indian and a white person of European descent.

adjective

of or relating to such offspring.

Origin of half-breed

An Americanism dating back to 1750–60

Example sentences from the Web for half-breed

  • You figger Rann an' the snake of a half-breed'll get the start of us.

    The Hunted Woman |James Oliver Curwood

British Dictionary definitions for half-breed

half-breed

noun

offensive a person whose parents are of different races, esp the offspring of a White person and an American Indian

adjective also: half-bred

of, relating to, or designating offspring of people or animals of different races or breeds